In Taiwan, this fruit is called 释迦 shìjiā / shyhjia, an abbreviation of 释迦牟尼 Shìjiāmóuní / Shyjiamouni “Sakyamuni” because the knobby appearance resembles the head of Sakyamuni (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha)
In Taiwan, this fruit is called 释迦 shìjiā / shyhjia, an abbreviation of 释迦牟尼 Shìjiāmóuní / Shyjiamouni “Sakyamuni” because the knobby appearance resembles the head of Sakyamuni (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha)